Lawrence “Larry” Jerome, 74, of Barron, passed away on January 30. He is survived by his wife, Shelley; sons, Jeremy and Lyndon; daughters, Daria Stransky, Moria Fischer, Alicia Wirth, Sacia Jerome and Indira VanHandel; brother, Jerry Jerome; and sisters, Mary Ella Jerome, Candace Arp and Julie Brown. The funeral service for Larry Jerome will be…
Beverly Janke, 93, passed away on February 6. She is survived by her daughter, Becky Bertolasi. Beverly Janke will be laid to rest at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner, at a later date.
Keith Emmons, 86, of Birchwood, passed away on January 28. He is survived by his wife, Arline Emmons; daughters, Shannon Dahnke and Kelly Emmons; and brother, Jim Emmons. The funeral service for Keith Emmons will be held at Appleyard’s Home for Funerals, in Rice Lake, on Sunday at 2 p.m. Visitation is 12 until 2…
School officials in Chippewa Falls say at no time were students or staff at risk or danger, following reports a student allegedly made a “manifesto” detailing threats to the school last October. District Superintendent Jeff Holmes said the matter was immediately investigated with police and it was resolved without incident. The redacted police report was…
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Chippewa Falls school officials defend their response to an alleged threat last fall; — Tax cuts approved by state’s finance committee, but its unknown if the governor will sign them; — A 50-50 split between Trump and Biden according to the latest Marquette poll;…
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MADISON, Wis. (WRN) – At the Capitol on Wednesday the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to tap the state’s $3.25 billion budget surplus for a $2.1 billion Republican package of income tax reductions and expanded tax breaks. “We know that we can take these surpluses of taxpayer funds, make strong investments like…
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WRN) – The latest Marquette Poll projects a tight race for President in Wisconsin. The Marquette University Law School poll surveyed 930 registered voters in Wisconsin between January 24 and 31. Forty-nine percent said they would vote for former President Donald Trump and 49 percent said they’d vote for President Joe Biden. The…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has voiced skepticism about the possibility of the Republican-controlled Legislature passing new legislative maps that the Democrat proposed. Evers was asked about Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu floating the possibility earlier Wednesday of the Senate voting on the Evers maps. Evers says “I’ll believe it when…